After Ye Feng emerged from seclusion and learned about the situation over the past year, Chen Xiaoyue handed him a spatial ring. Ye Feng was initially confused, thinking Chen Xiaoyue was about to confess her feelings.
However, it turned out to be a spatial spirit ring, and a high-level one at that, with a large storage capacity.
With the emergence of various hidden forces and aristocratic families, spatial spirit rings had become more common and less of a rarity.
Yet, the spatial spirit ring Chen Xiaoyue gave him was extraordinary and exceptionally rare.
According to Chen Xiaoyue, they had purchased it at a high price while Ye Feng and the others were in seclusion.
It had a vast internal space, containing the spirit stones earned by Sea God Company from selling high-end seafood over the past year. The quantity was as much as eight to nine million, a considerable fortune.
Ye Feng was surprised that they had acquired such a treasure and earned so many spirit stones during his year-plus seclusion.
What Ye Feng didn't know was that this was achieved by Chen Xiaoyue and the others limiting the sale of top-tier seafood.
If they hadn't restricted sales, the spirit stones earned in a year would likely have exceeded ten million.
It was then that Ye Feng finally understood why Senior Cang Long had mentioned that Grandmaster experts had been frequenting Sea God Company recently; they must have been targeting these spirit stones.
After all, nearly ten million spirit stones, even if they were all the lowest grade, still represented a substantial sum.
To put it directly, even for a major sect like the Tian Luo Sect, ten million low-grade spirit stones would be enough to sustain them for two to three years.
However, while such a quantity of spirit stones was a fortune to other forces, for Ye Feng, who had obtained the Sea God's treasure, it was merely a drop in the ocean.
But Ye Feng also knew that although the Sea God's treasure contained many spirit stones, its supply was limited. Furthermore, as Ye Feng and the others' cultivation levels increased, their spirit stone consumption would grow, and they would eventually run out.
Nevertheless, Ye Feng felt that now was not the time for frugality. Therefore, he immediately distributed these millions of low-grade spirit stones to the Mermaid tribe, the Merman tribe, and the Vampire Eel tribe, urging them to absorb and refine as much as they could, prioritizing the rapid improvement of their strength.
This delighted the three tribes immensely. Previously, in the Misty Sea Domain, not only were spirit stones scarce, but even spiritual energy was thin and rarely encountered.
Therefore, upon receiving these spirit stones, they redoubled their efforts in cultivation.
Those forces coveting these spirit stones were unaware that their desired nearly ten million spirit stones had already been distributed by Ye Feng to his subordinates.
If they knew the situation, they would surely be spitting blood and cursing the wastefulness.
However, it was best for them not to come, as not only would they fail to obtain the spirit stones, but they would also face dire consequences.
This was because Sea God Company now boasted six Grandmaster experts: Senior Cang Long, the Mermaid tribe leader, the Merman tribe leader, the Vampire Eel King, Little Black Dragon, and Ye Feng himself.
If anyone dared to come, Ye Feng would ensure they learned a lesson, preferably by never returning.
That evening, Ye Feng returned to Sea God Company and witnessed a rather unusual scene.
Little Black, transformed into a small black snake, was lounging lazily on the sofa at Sea God Company, scrolling through videos with its tail and giggling uncontrollably.
Beside him, the Vampire Eel King was also lying down, holding the remote control, his eyes glued to the television screen.
The program playing was an animated cartoon: Tom and Jerry.
Ye Feng couldn't help but shake his head at the sight.
He hadn't expected the Deep Sea Vampire Eel King to enjoy human television, let alone cartoons.
But that wasn't all. On the other side.
Ye Feng saw the Merman tribe leader stuffing chips into his mouth, crunching them loudly as if savoring a delicacy.
Across from him, the Mermaid tribe leader held a bag of spicy strips, a long one dangling from his mouth. He chewed and said, "Human food is so delicious! Especially this long strip, it's simply divine!"
Ye Feng looked at this bizarre scene and felt utterly speechless.
Who would have thought that among the Grandmaster experts, one was a little black snake browsing videos, another was a Vampire Eel watching cartoons, and two were gluttons?
Helplessly, Ye Feng gave them a disdainful glance and ignored them.
Finally, he looked towards Senior Cang Long, finding him to be the most normal. He stood by the window all evening, seemingly vigilant against any stealthy infiltrators.
"Hmm, Senior Cang Long is still the most reliable!" Ye Feng nodded with satisfaction.
However, as he approached Senior Cang Long, he heard him counting something.
"Nine thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, nine thousand eight hundred and seventy-two..."
This puzzled Ye Feng, who quickly asked, "Senior Cang Long, what are you counting?"
Senior Cang Long replied, "Counting the stars!"
"Pfft!"
Ye Feng felt he was about to die of exasperation.
He had asked them to be here to watch out for Grandmaster experts trying to infiltrate, but these guys were all engaged in such unreliable activities.
"Ahem, put aside whatever you're doing!" Ye Feng said.
Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, they immediately put down their phones, remotes, chips, and spicy strips and quickly walked over.
Seeing this, Ye Feng nodded with satisfaction. Although these fellows were a bit unreliable, they wouldn't falter at critical moments.
"How is it? Did you notice anything unusual?" Ye Feng asked.
Everyone shook their heads.
The Merman tribe leader stepped forward and said, "Sea God, several days have passed. Could it be that those people discovered we moved everything from Sea God Company and won't come anymore?"
"Impossible! We did it so discreetly, they couldn't possibly have discovered it!" Senior Cang Long interjected.
Ye Feng nodded in agreement, "Senior Cang Long is right, they couldn't have discovered it! They're likely just looking for an opportunity to strike!"
"Indeed, let's wait a bit longer! We have nothing else to do anyway, so let's just pass the time here! Heh heh!" the Mermaid tribe leader chuckled.
"Hmm?"
Just then, Ye Feng seemed to sense something, his brow furrowing.
Simultaneously, Senior Cang Long abruptly turned his head to look outside, then back at Ye Feng. They exchanged a glance.
The others, seeing this, looked confused and asked, "What, what is it?"
"They're here!" they both said in unison.
Upon hearing this, the others eagerly clenched their fists and sat up straight.
Only the Vampire Eel King looked bewildered and asked, "They're here? Who's here?"
"Of course, it's those who have designs on our Sea God Company. Who else could it be?" Ye Feng said, exasperated.
Hearing this, everyone became energized as if injected with chicken blood.
"They're here? Those guys actually dare to come!"
"Hmph, how truly ignorant of death! They dare to come here, showing no respect for our Sea God Company!"
"Yes! This time, we must ensure these people come and never return, not a single one..."
Everyone straightened their backs, clenched their fists, and appeared impatient, as if waiting for Ye Feng to issue an order.
Seeing this, Ye Feng made a gesture for silence and then whispered, "Let's go, the six of us will surround them from six directions. Make sure none of them escape..."